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Letters on England

Voltaire spent his early thirties in England as an exile following the Bastille imprisonment for his satires. With passionate admiration, he then wrote this series of letters in English putting forward his views on the 18th century England, in contrast with the feudal society of his home country, encompassing aspects of religion, politics, sciences, and literature. The book was published in England and the free England received these philosophical, political, critical, poetical, heretical, and diabolical letters with delight, whereas in France, the book was denounced and publicly burnt in Paris as scandalous, contrary to religion, to morals, and respect for authority. - Summary by IstXA

Year of Publication: 1731Genres: Letters

Running Time: 05 hours 10 minutes 08 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	INTRODUCTION Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	7:07
2	LETTER I. ON THE QUAKERS Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	14:46
3	LETTER II. ON THE QUAKERS Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	7:11
4	LETTER III. ON THE QUAKERS Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	11:11
5	LETTER IV. ON THE QUAKERS Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	12:50
6	LETTER V. ON THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	8:26
7	LETTER VI. ON THE PRESBYTERIANS Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	4:58
8	LETTER VII. ON THE SOCINIANS, OR ARIANS, OR ANTITRINITARIANS Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	5:41
9	LETTER VIII. ON THE PARLIAMENT Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	8:52
10	LETTER IX. ON THE GOVERNMENT Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	12:26
11	LETTER X. ON TRADE Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	5:09
12	LETTER XI. ON INOCULATION Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	12:58
13	LETTER XII. ON THE LORD BACON Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	14:30
14	LETTER XIII. ON MR. LOCKE Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	19:49
15	LETTER XIV. ON DESCARTES AND SIR ISAAC NEWTON Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	15:08
16	LETTER XV. ON ATTRACTION Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	27:04
17	LETTER XVI. ON SIR ISAAC NEWTON’S OPTICS Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	11:59
18	LETTER XVII. ON INFINITES IN GEOMETRY, AND SIR ISAAC NEWTON’S CHRONOLOGY Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	17:43
19	LETTER XVIII. ON TRAGEDY Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	18:36
20	LETTER XIX. ON COMEDY Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	13:29
21	LETTER XX. ON SUCH OF THE NOBILITY AS CULTIVATE THE BELLES LETTRES Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	5:15
22	LETTER XXI. ON THE EARL OF ROCHESTER AND MR. WALLER Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	15:44
23	LETTER XXII. ON MR. POPE AND SOME OTHER FAMOUS POETS Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	13:46
24	LETTER XXIII. ON THE REGARD THAT OUGHT TO BE SHOWN TO MEN OF LETTERS Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	10:34
25	LETTER XXIV. ON THE ROYAL SOCIETY AND OTHER ACADEMIES Xiaoyan Arrowsmith	14:56